Peach Sweet Tea
Peaches are the perfect companion for iced sweet tea, to perfume our favorite way to get an afternoon caffeine hit with summer's sweetest fruit.
Servings: 1 gallon
Ingredients
- 5 ripe peaches
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup white sugar
- 6 black tea bags
- 1.7 liters water
- ice
- peach slices and mint springs for garnish optional
Instructions
- Peel or slice most of the skin off of the 5 peaches and remove the pit. Don't worry about being super precise with removing every bit of skin. Also remove any bruised areas and discard.
- Slice the peach flesh into smaller chunks and place in a medium sized pot.
- Add the sugar and water, and place on the stove. Bring the mixture to a boil.
- Once boiled, turn the heat down to a simmer and use a potato masher to break down the peaches. After the peaches are pretty pulpy, remove from heat and set aside for 20-30 minutes to steep.
- While the peaches are steeping, use an electric tea kettle to bring 1.7 liters of water to a boil (Or use a regular pot on the stove if you prefer).
- Place teabags in a gallon pitcher. Once the water has boiled, pour it over the teabags. Let steep for 5 minutes.
- Remove the teabags, and when the peach mixture is ready, use a mesh colander set over the gallon pitcher (or do this over a mixing bowl depending on the size of your equipment) and pour the peach mixture into the colander.
- Let the peach syrup drain into the tea, and use a wooden spoon to help mash more peach liquid out of the pulp. Discard pulp.
- Stir well, and add ice to fill the rest of the gallon pitcher. Serve when cooled, with a peach slice and sprig of mint if you like!